Encyclopedias and handbooks can provide useful descriptions,
overviews, and lists of references.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd. ed. (Green Library
Information Center QH332.E52 2004) has essays on abortion, fertility
control and many related topics. See the "Topic Outlines"
at the beginning of volume 1.

The Abortion Debate in the United States and Canada: A Sourcebook
(Green Library Information Center HQ767.5.U5M85 1991) "From the
extensive and diverse literature, this book draws a collection of
relevant materials primarily representing aspects of the sociological,
philosophical, religious and legal aspects of the abortion issue."

Abortion Policies: A Global Review United Nations (Green
Library International Government Documents ST/ESA/SER.A/2001-2002)

Historical and Multicultural Encyclopedia of Women's Reproductive
Rights in the United States (Green Library Information Center
HQ766.5.U5H57 2002)

Related Topics

Encyclopedia of American Social History (Green Library
Information Center HN57.E58 1992) Vol. 3, Part XI (pp. 1923-2070)
on "Family History" has lengthy articles written by some of the
leading scholars in the field, plus good bibliographies.

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Green Library Information
Center BJ63.E53 1998) Start with the index at the end of vol. 4
to identify family-related topics. Essays are long with selected
bibliographies.

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Green Library Information
Center BF31.E5 1994) Start with the index at the end of vol. 4 to
identify family-related topics.

Encyclopedia of Population (Green Library Social Sciences
Resource Center HB871.E538 2003) articles on induced abortion,
infanticide, birth control and fertility control as well as feminist
perspectives on population issues with bibliographies.

Indexes (in paper and electronic formats) can help you identify
articles in magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals and other
resources. Those restricted to the Stanford community are marked
with the icon. Choose the after
a database name to see it's help. For other indexes see the
Databases A-Z.

Family
& Society Studies Worldwide
(1970+) - part of BiblioLine. indexes and abstracts over a thousand
journals, books, conference papers, government reports, etc., and
includes all the records once published in the comprehensive Inventory
of Marriage and Family Literature.

Black Studies on
Disc
SUNet ID required.(1988+ ) contains the Catalog
of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and 1988+
of theIndex to Black Periodicals
(see information on print holdings below.) Contains information
on materials by and about African Americans, Africa and peoples
of African ancestry.

Chicano Database
(1967+) includes some citations for earlier years. A comprehensive
bibliographic information resource about the Mexican American experience
identifying the Chicano body of literature, including the broad
Latino experience of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Central American immigrants.

PAIS International,
1972+ ; 1915+ volumes are shelved at Green Library Information Center
Z7163.P9) indexes selected books, government documents, and periodical
articles on contemporary public issues and the making of public
policy.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Green Library
Information Center Ready Reference HA202.A483) published
annually, it gathers together a wealth of statistical information
from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources.